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Eatons' Ranch 

WOLF, WYOMING 

SEASON 1915 
June 1 to Oct. 15 

BE SURE TO ARRANGE FOR 
PLACES IN ADVANCE 



FOR ACCOUNT OF 

HOWARD EATON'S RIDING TRIPS 
IN NATIONAL PARKS 

See Page 1 1 . 
These trips are so well arranged for comfort that many, 
who have but limited time, go direct to the Parks to 
join the parties. The fact that ladies have often started 
on the journeys without previous ranch experience speaks 
much for the careful attention given to all details, 
though it must be granted that a ranch visit affords the 
best possible preparation. 

It is hard to conceive of any outing more beneficial to 
health or affording greater opportunity for enjoyment 
than these specially planned trips in Glacier and Yellow- 
stone Parks, offering the best of outdoor life — camp life, 
with daily horseback rides — amid the western mountains. 

NOTICE — Newcomers planning a visit to the ranch should 
read, without fail, the smaller circular regarding 
actual conditions during the season from June 1st to 
October 15th. It supplements this booklet. 



ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS 



EATON BROS., WOLF, WYOMING 
(Telegrams — Ranchester, Wyoming) 




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Eatons' Ranch is devoted to regular year 'round ranch work and is steadily increasing its activities 
along strictly ranch lines. For a short period each year it is open to visitors who find many 
attractions in the simple outdoor life it offers and whose welfare is at all times the foremost personal 
consideration of EATON BROTHERS 










This booklet has been carefully prepared for the benefit of inquirers and should cover most of the 
questions that may arise concerning Eatons' Ranch. Intending visitors should carefully read its 
pages and give special attention to the notice on page 21. EATON BROTHERS 



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PERSONAL 

GOOD WILL is the thought which overshadows all 
else in any hopes we may express for a continuance 
of the splendid patronage accorded our resort in past 
seasons. 

We know that the increasing demand for places here in 
the short period of each year devoted to resort work is 
not because of any unusual business capacity on our part, 
nor of any special form of advertising put forth, but is 
due wholly to the kindly efforts of a host of friends we 
have met during thirty odd years of western life. 

In these days, when we find our regular ranch tasks 
steadily growing larger and our resort work confined to 
shorter and shorter periods of each year, we often think 
of the personal element which has so affected our efforts, 
and which has, through passing years, become one of the 
chief attractions of our ranch resort. 

With the thought of retaining this charm and of 
offering personal service and attention to our visitors, 
we have steadily resisted all inducements to greatly 
enlarge our resort work. Our efforts are toward a steady 
improvement of the general conditions affecting the 
welfare of all who may be with us each season, and 
though not growing larger we feel sure the resort grows 
a little better year by year. 

As we send out this booklet, we forward with it a 
message of thanks and kind wishes to all friends who 
have been with us. For them it is a reminder of our 
appreciation and continued interest in their welfare. 

Presenting it to newcomers, may we urge a careful 
consideration of the following pages and suggest that at 
all times we are glad to supply direct references — also 
additional word, as desired, and that we will appreciate 
references in return. 



Eatons' Ranch, 
Wolf, Wyoming, 
January 1 , 1915 



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Ready for a Mountain Trip 

OUGHING IT WITH COMFORT" has been well applied to the conditions to be 
found at Eatons' Ranch in Wyoming; conditions which pave the way for the fullest 
vacation enjoyment, yet allow many opportunities for the greatest change — for let 
no one mistake the meaning of this message or read into it any thought of ultra- 
fashionable hotel life set amidst the western hills and plains. 

Eatons' Ranch is a real western ranch, open to visitors for a short period each 
year, offering certain fundamental advantages required by all thoughtful travelers. 
Briefly stated, these advantages relate not only to the excellent natural conditions for healthful 
living found all through the western ranges, but likewise to the practical safeguards necessary 
where any number of people congregate and to the pleasant associations to be found under definite 
standards of management. 

Endowed with many splendid natural advantages Eatons' Ranch is also possessed in unusual 
degree of the approved safeguards for health. Its excellent water supply is carried in modern 
pipe lines direct from the mountain canyon, and its plumbing and sanitation follow the best 
modern systems. (The management welcomes special inquiries regarding these important points.) 

ASSOCIATIONS. 

To the end that pleasant associations may be found, special effort is made to avoid 
misunderstanding of the ranch standards. Throughout this booklet the class of patronage sought 

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Characteristic View of Mountain Scenery on Eatons' Ranch 



is clearly indicated and certain conditions are enumerated whereby anyone may safely judge. In 
a record of many years' work the ranch has won a host of friends through its standard of solicitude 
for the real welfare of each visitor. 

THE RESORT. 

Eatons' Ranch comprises some 6,000 acres on the eastern border of the Bighorn National Forest 
in northern Wyoming. Easy of access from the railroad station of Ranchester, Wyo., it is the 
central gateway to a vast mountain country, and visitors will find many advantages for outdoor 
life — riding, fishing and camping. It is a typical western ranch set in the midst of an historic land. 
The ranch houses, a little settlement in themselves, lie in the sheltered seclusion of Wolf Creek 
Valley, with the mountains less than a half mile away. A fine trout stream, Wolf Creek, flows 
for more than three miles through the ranch lands, amid scenes of varied charm — where mountain, 
valley, plain and mesa join. 

The general climatic conditions of the Bighorn country, in which the ranch is central, tend to 
promote interest in outdoor life and sports. The whole region enjoys a yearly record of many bright 
days. Midsummer nights are invariably cool; the days, though warm, are rarely humid and for 
several months following the Spring Season the average rainfall is far below that of the Eastern 
States. Though enjoying the same favorable conditions found throughout the great uplands of 
the Rockies, the Bighorn district, until comparatively recent years without railroad facilities, has 
never been specially devoted to health-seekers. 

Emphatically the ranch is not a sanitarium and the accommodations do not permit of provision 
for any who need special care and attention. (In case of doubt as to the wisdom of a ranch trip 
the matter can be readily determined by direct inquiry, giving all the facts, but the general rule 
remains rigidly enforced as regards serious illness.) 

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The health-giving outdoor life naturally attracts wholesome, nature-loving people. At the 
ranch many make a certain daily effort, thereby reaping the greatest physical benefit amid change 
of scene — and habits of city life are for the time forgotten. In all of us there is something 
that rejoices in the quiet life of Eatons' Ranch, with its harmony of wilderness and civilization. 
Everywhere there is the constant reminder of old frontier days, yet well within reach are railroad, 
telegraph, telephone and physician. 

The altitude on the lowlands varies from 3,700 feet at Ranchester, the railroad station, to 
4,500 feet at the ranch house, twelve miles away. On the near-by mountains the variation is from 
8,000 feet, on the first ridges, to 13,400 feet, on the snow-capped summit of Cloud Peak. 
Fortunately the ranch altitude is not extreme, in fact it is less than that of many places in the 
western mountain country — yet affords healthful change for those dwelling constantly in low levels. 

The ranch is well equipped for visitors; comfort is assured; also many unexpected conveniences. 
Accommodations cover pleasant cottage, tent and cabin rooms; a shower bath and bathrooms (these 
are not attached to bedrooms); running water, hot and cold; a reading-room and well-stocked library. 

Plain abundant meals are served in a large central dining room. Good, plain service is provided 
to meet the natural requirements of ranch life. 

The purity of the water supply from Wolf Creek deserves special mention. Direct from the 
snows, in the heart of the uninhabited range, this creek flows for twenty miles through the 
wilderness, clear, cold and sparkling, to the ranch, the first location on its course. 

Since its completion, in 1911, "Howard Hall" has been the social center of the ranch. This 
fine log building has a large open fireplace, wide, covered porches, and its hall room, thirty by sixty 
feet, amply cares for all ranch gatherings, whether for music, indoor games, or an occasional 
informal dance for the young people. 

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WHAT TO DO. 

The question of daily occupation is rapidly solved as visitors grow into the ways of ranch life. 
All may look forward to the keenest enjoyment in riding — the principal ranch pastime. Though 
without previous experience, newcomers become quickly at home in the saddle, aided by careful 
instruction in the start. At the corral a safe horse is provided for each visitor daily, and an 
individual outfit, consisting of cowboy saddle, blanket and bridle, is always ready at the saddle- 
house. Those just beginning to ride may be confident that Eaton Brothers allow no risks with 
the horses and feel added assurance in their long practical experience. Special attention is called 
to the information for riders given in the smaller ranch circular. 

FISHING. 

Excellent fishing is an enjoyment open to ranch visitors and during each summer season this 
pastime ranks close second to that of riding. Often the real fisherman rides solely to reach pools 
along the mountain stream where greater prizes lurk — for him, the upper waters of Wolf Creek; 
for less active anglers, its course flowing through the ranch dooryard. Naturally adapted for 
trout, this stream has been carefully stocked from year to year with the various native or 
black-spotted, eastern brook, rainbow, loch leven and steel-head trout — it is a real fishing ground. 

RIDING TRIPS. 

Riding trips constitute the greatest single source of healthful enjoyment at the ranch and many 
delightful journeys may be planned. For day-long trips there are the waters of the Tongue River, 
Soldier, Big Goose and Upper Wolf Creek, where the new canyon trail, beginning a quarter of a 
mile from the ranch house, gives glimpses of the finest scenery in the mountain range. The saddle 

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trail up Wolf Creek Canyon is thoroughly safe for riders, and affords a veritable gateway to the 
upper ranges. The ranch location is central along the mountain range, and its riders are enabled to 
plan many delightful trips — both north and south, and within two or three days' duration. 
(A specially prepared trail map in Howard Hall outlines directions for many such journeys.) 
Parties may visit neighboring ranches, travel over mountain trails or across the lowlands to historic 
spots, and can readily find convenient stages for their outings, whether to the Crow Indian 
Reservation and Custer Battlefield, or the old cow town of Buffalo, the locale of the Fetterman 
Massacre and Wagon-Box Fight. Of interest to many are the lakes in the mountains, the 
headwaters of the numerous mountain streams, the summer stock ranges, the near-by scenes of note 
in the history of Indian warfare, all inviting the riders who seek real recreation in Nature's realm. 

HOWARD EATON'S HORSEBACK TRIPS. 

Each year ranch visitors (also those who may choose to go direct) have opportunity to join in 
some special horseback camping trips under the direction of Howard Eaton, and to enjoy most 
novel experiences under conditions especially favorable. These trips represent possibly the last 
of the typical overland journeys so common in the earlier days of the West. 

For 1915 three trips are planned, as follows: In July, to Glacier National Park of Montana; 
in August, to the Yellowstone National Park of Wyoming, and in September, to the Custer 
Battlefield and Crow Indian Reservation, and accounts of each are given in the latter pages of 
this booklet. 

There is no more delightful way to travel than on horseback, camping along the trail, whether 
to the Indian reservations, the battlefields, or through the marvelous Glacier or Yellowstone park. 
The tourist traverses a region made memorable by pioneers for nearly a century and, without their 
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The Rope Corral of an Eatons' Ranch Park Party 



these western plains and mountains. All visitors to Eatons' Ranch have many opportunities to 
experience the same impelling charm which brought the pioneers into the Great West. 

With riding, fishing, short touring trips, many pleasant walks (especially that into Wolf Creek 
Canyon), where the camera is in constant call, an hour or so at the corral, when the boys are 
working with unbroken horses, the tennis court or baseball field, the days may be well filled with 
wholesome activities. Horse raising is a part of the regular ranch work and the saddle herd is 
noted for its size and excellence. 

DRESS. 

The ranch rule of comfort in dress permits no thought of special costume for every varying 
occasion. Ladies are properly attired when in simple riding dress (the divided skirt has proven 
most satisfactory and should be procured in advance) whether riding, walking, at tennis, for dinner, 
or for dancing, when an occasional party marks the evening program at Howard Hall. Every 
one should take advantage of ranch freedom and realize that it is the place for old clothes that 
are comfortable. 

If considering a trip to the ranch please write at once. Eaton Brothers will promptly supply 
all particulars as to the railroad journey, tickets, trains, etc., also arrange to meet newcomers 
at Ranchester station. In every case it is absolutely necessary that all plans be communicated 
to the ranch well in advance and no arrangements should be made without writing fully to 
Eaton Brothers. 

Mail Address — Eaton Brothers, Eatons' Ranch, Wolf, Wyo. 
Telegrams — Ranchester, Wyo. 



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SPECIALLY PLANNED HORSEBACK CAMPING TRIPS 

Under Direction of Howard Eaton. 

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA 
THIRD ANNUAL TRIP 
July 19-August 2, 1915. 

Glacier National Park comprises a great wilderness lying on the main divide of North America, 
west of the Blackfoot Indian Reservation and extending from the Canadian border south to the 
Great Northern Railroad — about 1,400 square miles, containing sixty glaciers, 300 lakes, with 
many mountains, rivers and waterfalls. Within this area the pilgrim finds a new range full of 
wonderful sights, mountains, where game still abounds, and many trout-filled streams. 

For years Howard Eaton has known this Montana country, but not until 1913 did he attempt 
trips there with campers. Encouraged by the success of two journeys, and aided by further 
careful study of conditions, he is now planning a special journey during the month of July, 1915. 

Although of necessity devoted exclusively to riders (it being impossible to take coaches over all 
the trails) the outing will be planned and arranged in many respects similar to his journeys in the 
Yellowstone National Park, which have been so successful for years past. Reading of the description 
of the Yellowstone outing for 1915, as given on pages 16 to 19, this booklet will supply many details. 

For each person a limit of twenty-five pounds of baggage is made — to be carried in a special 
sack, which will be furnished — and which may be handled to advantage on pack horses. 

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Similar in many ways as regards equipment, service and careful planning, the Glacier Park outing 
is through a field wholly distinctive from the Yellowstone. Description is impossible with so vast 
a subject as these western mountains, but the riders will see it well — will reach splendid fishing 
waters, visit points where wild game is often seen, and travel where many wild flowers are in bloom. 
They will find snow in the higher mountain passes — wonderful glaciers here and there — and camp 
near beautiful lakes, where boating adds its pleasures to the horseback trip. 

As now definitely arranged, the trip will begin at Glacier Park, Mont, (the eastern entrance to 
the Park), on July 19, 1915, and, journeying north and west, will terminate at Belton, Mont, (the 
western entrance), on August 2, 1915. (Some riders will take the Yellowstone outing, which quickly 
follows, and can arrange to be at Gardiner, Mont., on August 5th without any difficulty.) 

The fifteen-day journey covers many points of interest in this great region and is planned to 
give members of the party the very finest experience of outdoor life. They ride horseback daily, 
distances averaging from twelve to twenty miles, with the longer rides toward the conclusion of the 
trip. Beginning with saddle horses and wagons, carrying complete equipment for camp life, the 
party will spend about ten days of the time allotted for the entire trip in leisurely moving from 
place to place, living entirely in the open and gradually growing accustomed to the saddle. The 
remaining days will cover the trip with light pack outfits (when the wagons are left behind) across 
the mountains to Lake McDonald, and thence to Belton, the final stage of the outing. During 
these latter days, after the wagons have given place to lighter pack outfits, arrangements will be 
made for the entire party to stop at the pleasant chalets or hotels, which now mark these stages, 
thus affording extra conveniences when the rides are longest. Of course the saddle horses make 

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the entire journey with the party, and throughout the trip the comfort of the riders will be the first 
consideration. Howard Eaton remains constantly with the party and attends to all arrangements. 

Plans for the journey cover a trip north and west from Glacier Park Station, visiting, among 
other places, the following points of interest: Two-Medicine Lake, Cut Bank River, St. Mary's Lake, 
Many Glaciers (from here side trips will be made to Iceberg Lake, Grinnell Glacier, Cracker 
Lake and Swift Current Pass), returning to St. Mary's Lake; thence to Gunsight Pass, on to Lake 
McDonald, from which point a ride will be made to Avalanche Basin and from which delightful 
scene the final stage of the journey to Belton is completed. 

The cost of the trip outlined above, $125 each, is payable in two installments, one-half at 
beginning, and balance at conclusion of the journey. This does not cover railroad fare or expense 
to and from the Park. It must also be understood that because of the special outfit required for 
this single journey no reduction can be made for those leaving the party before the end of the trip. 

Ladies will find the arrangements for their comfort wholly satisfactory and if accustomed to 
outdoor activities need have no hesitation in attempting this horseback ride through the mountains. 

Members of the party can be reached by wire addressed care Howard Eaton, Glacier Park 
Hotel, Glacier Park, Mont., and letters to the same address will be forwarded. 

This trip should strongly appeal to all lovers of vigorous outdoor life and will prove most 
attractive to those who have made the riding trips with Howard Eaton in Yellowstone Park. 

But one trip to Glacier National Park is planned — therefore early inquiry is advisable. 

Address, EATON BROTHERS 
Eatons' Ranch, Wolf, Wyo. 

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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING 
August 5-24, 1915. 

Everyone should see the Yellowstone Park, and undoubtedly the short hotel and camping trips 
there are most enjoyable, but there is no way quite surpassing the special horseback camping 
trips as arranged under the plans of Howard Eaton. 

His record, commencing in 1 883, covers sixty-six such journeys in the Park, and is of itself the 
strongest guarantee of merit. 

As carefully arranged, the trip becomes a leisurely riding tour, averaging not more than fifteen 
miles a day, specially planned and equipped with the best of outfits. For years ladies have 
accompanied the parties, many coming alone to enjoy the trip, and a long record for care and 
safety has fully sustained this confidence. 

For 1915 the horseback trip will be of twenty days' duration, and is definitely planned to start 
from Gardiner, Mont., the Park entrance, on August 5th. 

Plain serviceable clothing and easy shoes or riding boots are recommended for wear on the 
trip. Though the Park days are usually warm, the nights and early mornings are cool, and 
medium weight underclothing, sweaters and light overcoats will be found very comfortable. As 
good bathing is found at many camps, bathing suits should also be taken. Raincoats or slickers 
should be provided in case of rain. Fishing tackle and a camera, which may be conveniently 
carried, form a desirable part of any outfit. The amount of baggage for the trip is necessarily 
limited to one bag or suit case for each traveler. 

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The trip is made on horseback, each member of the party being well mounted and furnished 
the necessary saddle, etc. Ladies all ride astride. Mess and bed wagons, similar to the regular 
round-up outfits, carry the requisite equipment for camp life. Experienced workers attend all 
details. A coach is ta\en for those who do not ride or who may desire occasionally to change the 
mode of travel. Tents for sleeping accommodations are carried for all; also good beds, each for 
two persons. The camp table is generously supplied with excellent, wholesome food. 

Traveling from Gardiner by easy stages, all the regular points of interest in the Park are 
visited, with stops of from one to two days at places of special note — Lower and Upper Basins, 
Yellowstone Lake, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and near Yancey's, where a side trip is 
made to see the Park buffaloes. (A small herd of buffaloes, purchased from Howard Eaton in 1 902, 
has now grown to number one hundred and fifty animals.) 

All riders will go over the celebrated Sheridan trail. It passes down De Lacy Creek, by 
Shoshone and Lewis Lakes, along the Lewis River, where the beaver build their dams, through 
Jackson's Hole, and on to Rock Springs, on the Union Pacific. Following this trail, which 
can be used only by riders or pedestrians, the campers reach the greatest hunting ground in the 
United States — the famous Jackson's Hole. Encamped at Jackson's Lake, they are miles from 
any railroad, in the midst of the grand scenery of the Rockies, near the Tetons, with their 
snow-capped peaks, The Grand and Mt. Moran. Returning by way of the Thumb and 
Yellowstone Lake to the Grand Canyon, the riders and light wagons go over the top of Mount 
Washburn, 10,400 feet high, then down to Tower Falls, Yancey's and to Gardiner. Possibly one 
in two hundred coach travelers sees the top of Mount Washburn trail, and one in five hundred, the 

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country south to the Tetons and Jackson's Lake. Traveling away from the beaten track, the 
Eaton parties often see the wild game in their native haunts: moose, elk, antelope, deer, mountain 
sheep, beaver and otter; eagles, ospreys, wild geese, ducks, gulls, grouse and many other smaller 
birds and animals. A delightful side trip, which can be readily arranged, is that by boat across 
the Yellowstone Lake and a visit to the famous Pelican Island, where opportunity is given to see 
and to photograph the wild birds at home. 

Splendid fishing is found at many places throughout the whole trip. 

The outline schedule of the evening camps on the trip (subject to necessary changes) will prove 
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From time of leaving Gardiner until returning, the party will be out twenty days, and the 
charge for the trip is $150 each, payable in two installments — one-half at beginning and the balance 
at conclusion of the trip. This does not include railroad fare or expenses on the way to Gardiner 
or return. It must also be understood that because of the special outfit required for this single 
journey, no reduction can be made for those leaving the party before the conclusion of the trip. 
Travelers from the ranch are, of course, free from any charges continuing there. It is assumed 
that everyone understands the conditions of camp life, and in planning for such a journey away 
from the beaten trails, they accept the chances of fortune, good or bad; the time selected is 
generally the best for travel in the Yellowstone country and everything that can be foreseen is 
provided for in the careful plans for the trip. 

Members of the party can be quickly reached at any time by wire addressed care Howard Eaton, 
Yellowstone Park, Wyo., and letters to the same address will be forwarded. 

For thirty years Howard Eaton has made these journeys through the Yellowstone Park. The 
study of this region, at close range, has always been his greatest pleasure and he knows it well. 
The knowledge acquired in this long service makes possible the excellent trip each year planned 
and carried out under his direction. He is urging everyone who can to see the Park and his 
assistance is gladly offered to all who desire special information or advice concerning trips there 

at any time. 

Address, EATON BROTHERS 
Eatons' Ranch, Wolf, Wyo. 

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CUSTER BATTLEFIELD AND CROW INDIAN RESERVATION 

September 25-October 3, 1915. 

Each year, in September, ranch visitors have opportunity to join in a most pleasant horseback 
camping trip — going overland round-up style — to visit the Custer Battlefield and Crow Indian 
Reservation. 

Riders not only visit the Custer and Reno battlefields, near by the Indian Agency, but journey 
through a region noted in the annals of the pioneer — they travel across the cattle ranges, live in 
the open, and in a measure actually experience the conditions that are found only along the 
frontier. The distance covered on the trip is within two hundred miles, the time allotted nine 
days, and advance arrangements can be made for portions of this time to meet special plans. 
As all start from the ranch the date is set, subject to securing the most favorable conditions 
for the journey. 

This short trip is as carefully planned as the more extended Park journeys, and it provides 
particularly for those who have not the longer time required, or whose vacation comes too late 
in the season. It is well worth careful consideration. 

For the outing the regular ranch rates prevail for the time occupied, with the addition of a 
straight charge of $10 each, for every entry, to cover special expenses. 

To many the "Indian Trip" is the most attractive of all the horseback journeys. A unique 
experience, even in the western country, it undoubtedly adds much to the memories of a ranch 
vacation. 

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TRAVELERS' GUIDE TO EATONS' RANCH. 

Supplementing this booklet the management issues a smaller folder of special interest to 
those actually planning a ranch visit. It supplies details concerning the daily life on the ranch, 
information of use to beginners in horseback riding, an outline of the game laws of Wyoming and 
other general notes, and will be gladly furnished upon request. 

The home ranch of Eaton Brothers, so widely known as a resort, offers special attractions for 
the western traveler. A journey to the Rockies or the coast country, with its many new 
experiences, is yet incomplete without an experience of ranch life and an opportunity to get away 
from the beaten trail. 

Eatons* Ranch is desirable for all persons who wish a good wholesome outing, and the character 
of the ranch is clearly indicated by the number of young people sent there alone to remain for months 
in the personal care of Eaton Brothers. Ladies often travel to the ranch unattended and with fullest 
confidence of every courtesy. 

Because of this patronage it is necessary that some rules be adopted for the general welfare, 
and particularly is this true with regard to intoxicating drinks. None are sold on the ranch, nor 
may they be ordered from any source through the ranch management. Anyone on the ranch proving 
objectionable through the use of intoxicants may not remain. The friendly personal service and 
accommodation offered to visitors is contingent upon a reasonable requirement of individual 
consideration for the general good. 

The ranch location is central, along the eastern line of the Bighorn range. It is also easy of 
access from the railroad. It adjoins the boundary line of the Bighorn National Forest, an open 
mountain country of vast extent. 

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The railroad, telegraph and express station is Ranchester, Wyoming, on the Burlington Line. 
Burlington Passenger Agents everywhere will supply fullest details for a trip. 

A private telephone line from Ranchester station to the office at the ranch, a distance of twelve 
miles, enables instant communication of all messages. 

The ranch coach does not make daily trips to the station, but only upon arrangement in advance. 

Parties arriving in Ranchester on midnight trains remain there until the next morning. 
However, as excellent connections are afforded by the day trains, they should be specified for 
arrival in every instance. 

The postoffice, Wolf, Wyo., which is located on the main ranch, offers most convenient service, 
with mail delivery daily except Sunday. Letters and packages by Parcel Post should be addressed 
to Wolf, Wyo., and it may be noted that when shipment is made by express, then Ranchester, Wyo., 
(the railroad station) is correct. Whether by mail or express, an address should always read care 
Eatons' Ranch. 

Payment of account in form of eastern drafts or express orders is satisfactory. Those sending 
young folks to the ranch may definitely limit all expenditure while there by use of these forms of 
exchange supplemented by careful instructions to Eaton Brothers with regard thereto. Ready 
cash for traveling can be obtained in exchange for drafts at the ranch. 

The special horseback camping trips for 1915 are as follows: 

Glacier National Park, starting from Belton, Mont., July 19th; see account on page II. 

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Yellowstone National Park, starting from Gardiner, Mont., August 5th; see account on page 16. 
Custer Battlefield, starting from Eatons' Ranch September 25th; see account on page 20. 
Arrangements can be made for parties joining the Glacier and Yellowstone trips without delay 
of stop-over at the ranch. Those with limited time should be sure to investigate this convenience. 

Parties contemplating the trips through the National Parks, or to the Coast Country, should 
secure tickets through via Ranchester . When considering a western trip much thought should be 
given to the question of routes, rates, etc., for although wide choice is afforded at time of purchase, it 
is not possible to afterwards change the tickets in any way except upon basis of regular one-way rates. 

Assurances are given that the ranch is not in any sense a sanitarium and this should be fully 
considered by all. Healthful conditions at the ranch, outdoor living, and the purest of 
water supply are the sole agents for upbuilding. In case of need physicians' services can always 
be quickly obtained. 

Plans for the summer season should always be made very early and inquiries sent at once. 

Additional copies of this booklet will be mailed upon receipt of addresses at the ranch office, 
and ranch friends are kindly requested to aid in their distribution. 

Information regarding the ranch must always be secured directly from Eaton Brothers. No 
one is authorized to make arrangements for visitors without this prior notice and reply, and as 
the best of references can be furnished at all times, it will be greatly appreciated if, in return, 
inquirers mention the source of their information regarding the ranch resort. 



Eatons' Ranch, Wolf, Wyo. 



EATON BROTHERS 



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Howard Eaton 
eatons* ranch 

WOLF, WYOMING 



In Charge of 

SPECIAL RIDING TRIPS 

Glacier National Park, July 19, 1915. 
Yellowstone National Park, August 5, 1915. 



HUNTING 



Experienced outfitter and manager for trips through all of the American 
Rockies, Alaska, Canada, Jackson's Hole, Wyoming and Arizona. 



WILD ANIMALS 



Parks and Zoos supplied with live specimens of Western Game. Buffalo 
and Elk a specialty. Information concerning wild game of the West and 
authorized conditions for hunting gladly furnished. 



SEPTEMBER, 1915 GRAND CANYON OF ARIZONA 

Inquiries desired from those interested in possible trip over Navajo, Moqui, 
and Zuni Reservations in Arizona and New Mexico, visiting Petrified Forest 
and Grand Canyon. Horseback Camping Journey similar to famous National 
Park Outings. Particulars furnished. 



MEMBER: 

American Bison Society. 
American Fisheries Society. 
American Forestry Association. 
League of American Sportsmen. 
Lewis and Clarke Club. 
National Association of 

Audubon Societies. 




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EATONS' RANCH, WOLF, WYOMING 

Season — June 1 — October 15, 1915 



Charges to and from Railroad Station 

Transportation from Ranchester (railroad station) to 
ranch and return, baggage included . . $5.00 each 



Charges at Ranch 

June 1st — September 15th . $30.00 per week each 

For arrival not later than June 25th, -with 
tent accommodations, rate of $25.00 
per week during entire stay. For indi- 
vidual room charge is $35.00 per week. 

September 15th — October 15th . $25.00 per week each 

In All Cases Above Rates Include Daily Use of 
Saddle Horse with Saddle and Equipment 



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A CONTINUOUS RECORD OF 
THIRTY- SIX YEARS IN RANCH-WORK 

DAKOTA 1879-1903 
WYOMING 1904-1915 

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